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Sarasota News Leader January 17, 2014 Page 84 USF SARASOTA-MANATEE CHANCELLOR TO RETIRE Arthur M. Guilford, 68, regional chancellor of the University of South Florida SarasotaManatee, has announced he will officially retire at the end of January 2015. Citing the traditional hiring cycle for higher education administrators as June to August of each year, Guilford said in a news release, "It will be helpful for me to step down from my current position at the end of July 2014. During the remaining six months, I will be available for special projects and to help facilitate an easy transition for the new regional chancellor. If they need me, I will be here." A national search will be conducted for a new regional chancellor, the release adds. Sophia Wisniewska, regional chancellor of USF St. Petersburg, has agreed to chair the search committee. A native Floridian, Guilford began his career at USF Tampa in 1975 as an assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders, the release explains. He later served as chairman of the department for 15 years. He became associate dean of faculty and program development for USF Tampa's College of Arts and Sciences in 2004, overseeing tenure, honors and awards for more than 650 faculty members, the release continues. In 2006, Guilford was appointed by USF President Judy Genshaft to lead the search for a new regional chancellor of USF Sarasota-Manatee. "After meeting with several qualified candidates, the faculty … collectively petitioned for Guilford to be interviewed for the position and he was appointed regional chancellor in 2007." Arthur M. Guilford/Contributed photo South Florida Sarasota-Manatee (USFSM)] are attainment of separate accreditation for USFSM; the creation of a learning center in North Port; development of a robust general education program and recruitment of the institution's first freshman class into a four-year program; launching of the College of Hospitality & Technology Leadership's Culinary Innovation Lab in Lakewood Ranch"; and the establishment of a unique partnership The release notes, "Among his many vision- with Mote Marine that helps students on the ary accomplishments [at the University of path to a biology degree. All are emblematic